Maty Ezraty

Maty Ezraty has been teaching yoga since 1985 and was the original founder of Yoga Works in Santa Monica California. At Yoga Works, she directed the Teacher Training Program for over 16 years. A dedicated Ashtanga practitioner, Maty studied intensively with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in India and the US and has also studied for decades with many senior Iyengar teachers. Maty’s abundant knowledge and skill is reflected in her holistic teaching practice. She is known for her joyful, engaging and determined approach to teaching correct form and is revered as a teacher’s teacher.

Maty wrote the Yoga Journal Asana Column in 2001 and 2009 and, over the years, has served as a guest expert for that publication. Maty lives with her husband, yoga teacher Chuck Miller, on the big island in Hawaii. She leads teacher trainings and workshops all over the world.